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Indiana's House Democrats are back after one of the longest legislature walkouts in American history. The lawmakers—who fled to Illinois last month to deny the GOP a quorum on a controversial vote—returned from an absence of nearly six weeks after Republicans agreed to shelve some anti-union measures, the Indianapolis Star reports. Hundreds of union members cheered as the lawmakers gathered at party headquarters before returning to the statehouse.

Now there's just five weeks left for the legislature to consider a new budget, along with hundreds of other bills that have been in limbo. House Republican Speaker Brian Bosma—who called the concessions made to Democrats "relatively minor"—warned that long work weeks lie ahead for the legislators. He said Republicans have no plans to waive the fines levied against the lawmakers in their absence, which come to some $3,150 per person for the 39 Democrats who walked out.

It will be interesting to see how both of these states play out. Who wins or loses in the next election is the major goal. Although one has to wonder if the Democrats win back the legislature what will they do? Continue the kickback scam to the unions that kickback to the politicians. How long can that go on until the money is gone? Overall my gut says the democrats have lost on this one. Most of what they walked out on will still get passed and they look like children that lost the game so they took their ball and went home crying. I just thank God and hope the crooked demorot/public union kickback scam has been broken. It means freedom for the rest of us. California is there right now, that whole ponzi scheme is collapsing.